Table 3 Comparison of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms(WRMSs) by general and work related characteristics of the study subjects
From: The Relationship between Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Work-related Risk Factors in Hotel Workers
 Characteristics | Male (n = 620) | Female (n = 396) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WRMSs(+) | WRMSs(-) | WRMSs(+) | WRMSs(-) | |||||
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Age (years) | ||||||||
 ≦24 | 2 | ( 5.9) | 32 | (94.1)* | 21 | (26.9) | 57 | (73.1)* |
 25-29 | 18 | (16.7) | 90 | (83.3) | 47 | (43.5) | 61 | (56.5) |
 30-34 | 24 | (24.5) | 74 | (75.5) | 23 | (35.9) | 41 | (64.1) |
 35-39 | 27 | (27.3) | 72 | (72.7) | 19 | (38.8) | 30 | (61.2) |
 40-44 | 27 | ( 9.3) | 78 | (90.7) | 8 | (34.8) | 15 | (65.2) |
 ≧45 | 8 | (12.8) | 170 | (87.2) | 13 | (17.6) | 61 | (82.4) |
Smoking | ||||||||
 Yes | 47 | (14.7) | 272 | (85.3) | 8 | (47.1) | 9 | (52.9) |
 No | 57 | (18.9) | 244 | (81.1) | 123 | (32.5) | 256 | (67.5) |
Alcohol drinking | ||||||||
 Yes | 86 | (16.3) | 442 | (83.7) | 93 | (35.9) | 166 | (64.1) |
 No | 18 | (19.6) | 74 | (80.4) | 38 | (27.7) | 99 | (72.3) |
Physical activity | ||||||||
 Yes | 78 | (16.2) | 404 | (83.8) | 86 | (34.1) | 166 | (65.9) |
 No | 26 | (18.8) | 112 | (81.2) | 45 | (31.3) | 99 | (68.8) |
Daily hours of sleep | ||||||||
 ≧6 | 64 | (15.8) | 342 | (84.2) | 83 | (33.3) | 166 | (66.7) |
 <6 | 40 | (18.7) | 174 | (81.3) | 48 | (32.7) | 99 | (67.3) |
Satisfaction with sleep | ||||||||
 Yes | 38 | (10.5) | 325 | (89.5)* | 37 | (21.8) | 133 | (78.2)* |
 No | 66 | (25.7) | 191 | (74.3) | 94 | (41.6) | 132 | (58.4) |
Department | ||||||||
 Rooms | 14 | (14.4) | 83 | (85.6)* | 37 | (37.4) | 62 | (62.5)* |
 Food & Beverage | 25 | (15.9) | 132 | (84.1) | 63 | (40.6) | 92 | (59.4) |
 Kitchen | 48 | (23.9) | 153 | (76.1) | 7 | (20.0) | 28 | (80.0) |
 Housekeeping | 1 | ( 4.0) | 24 | (96.0) | 7 | (25.0) | 21 | (75.0) |
 Engineering | 10 | (12.8) | 68 | (87.2) | 0 | ( 0.0) | 2 | (100.0) |
 Back office | 6 | ( 9.7) | 56 | (90.3) | 17 | (22.1) | 60 | (77.9) |
Work duration (years) | ||||||||
 <10 | 38 | (15.6) | 205 | (84.4) | 84 | (34.4) | 160 | (65.6) |
 10-19 | 40 | (21.2) | 149 | (78.8) | 35 | (33.0) | 71 | (67.0) |
 ≧20 | 26 | (13.8) | 162 | (86.2) | 12 | (26.1) | 34 | (73.9) |
Weekly working hours | ||||||||
 <45 | 32 | (14.1) | 195 | (85.9) | 31 | (25.0) | 93 | (75.0)* |
 ≧45 | 72 | (18.3) | 321 | (81.7) | 100 | (36.8) | 172 | (63.2) |
Shift work | ||||||||
 Yes | 64 | (18.2) | 288 | (81.8) | 87 | (37.0) | 148 | (63.0)* |
 No | 40 | (14.9) | 228 | (85.1) | 44 | (27.3) | 117 | (72.7) |
Overtime work | ||||||||
 Yes | 67 | (20.4) | 262 | (79.6)* | 71 | (38.4) | 114 | (61.6)* |
 No | 37 | (12.7) | 254 | (87.3) | 60 | (28.4) | 151 | (71.6) |
Work intensity | ||||||||
 High | 57 | (23.4) | 187 | (76.6)* | 73 | (41.2) | 104 | (58.8)* |
 Low | 47 | (12.5) | 329 | (87.5) | 58 | (26.5) | 161 | (73.5) |
Absence/early leaves | ||||||||
 Yes | 16 | (34.8) | 30 | (65.2)* | 41 | (50.6) | 40 | (49.4)* |
 No | 88 | (15.3) | 486 | (84.7) | 90 | (28.6) | 225 | (71.4) |
Total | 104 | (100.0) | 516 | (100.0) | 131 | (100.0) | 265 | (100.0) |